Falck has not yet had time to see much in St. Petersburg, but he will do so, and Kruse will help him.

Falck is eager to see the trees in St. Petersburg starting after the winter. There are lots of birch-trees in the city. Falck has seen no other trees except some pears and prunes. It is both cumbersome and dangerous for a foreigner to leave the city for the neighbourhood, so Falck has not tried that.